quirk
quirks; quirked; quirking
A quirk is a unique, odd, and sometimes charming trait that makes a person stand out from the crowd. Country comedian Minnie Pearl was known for her quirk of wearing a $1.98 price tag dangling from her hat.
A quirk can be an adorable little habit, like wearing flowery dresses and big sun bonnets or bow ties every day. Someone who has one or many quirks is said to be quirky — a little odd, but usually in a fun way. When it's not being used to describe people's unusual traits, quirk can mean a quick curve, or a groove, that runs along or separates the molding in a building.
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a strange attitude or habit
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synonyms:
crotchet, oddity, queerness, quirkiness
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types:
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tic
a usually unconscious habit or quirk of speech or behavior
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type of:
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strangeness, unfamiliarity
unusualness as a consequence of not being well known
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tic
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twist or curve abruptly“She quirked her head in a peculiar way”
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type of:
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twist
turn in the opposite direction
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twist
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a narrow groove beside a beading
Vocabulary lists containing quirk
This companion novel to Last Night at the Telegraph Club takes place fifty years later and follows eighteen-year-old Aria Tang West who spends the summer with her artistic grandmother in California.
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To seal their coven, keep their magic, and avoid being turned into toads, twelve-year-old Seven Salazar of Ravenskill must work with the bully Valley Pepperhorn and the new girl Thorn Laroux to defeat the Nightbeast.
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